where do you people get all your car knowledge from

[fatgtr]

where do u guys learn all your stuff about cars?

[spencer]

from asking other people on here! and from having a go at doing it yourself, also helps to have someone you know whos good and watch them and learn

[fatgtr]

its all very well having a go yrself. what happens wen u screw it up? like for instance i got 2 new cvs how easy is it to install them?

[pidge]

And from working on cars. I helped pull apart and re-build my brother's Triumph Herald. When I ended up with that car, I got very good at removing the gearbox from it. And I nutted out how manual gear boxes worked from staring at the diagram in the Haynes' book.

The funny thing is, since I've stopped driving classic cars around, how little I look under the bonnet...

[spencer]

CV's are relatively easy take abit of time though, just try and find a repair manual for your car and youll be away laughing.(if you search im thinkin someone hust have given a detailed post on cv's)

[celica_tommo]

get a haynes manual... More in there than you'll ever need to know

[fatgtr]

thanx, do any of you know where i can source a haynes manual

[spencer]

What sort of car? repco has them ask them to order it in for you

[celica_tommo]

definately supercheap autos... bout half the price that repco will charge... I think there's one in Masterton if not in Wellington

I paid $70 at repco... at one stage Supercheap was selling them for ~ $35

alternatively the library might have one

[spencer]

haha, yea my g/f works at repco and they have a good staff discount get manuals for like $25. Repco has the most nasty markup on shit well over 100% on parts.

[Al]

Reading. Using the net. Talking to my old man. Watching people do work on my car

[Wildcard]

For a more engineering rather than mechanical focus www.autospeed.com online 'magazine' is great

[celica_tommo]

... oh ... it's an online magazine only... a few guys were recomending it in another thread so I went down to the bookshop today to look for it, couldnt find it ofcourse

[AE85coupe]

its always a good thing having an old man that knows a bit, you gotta start with the basics, learn how a 4-stroke engine works and you will see everything makes sense eventually, www.howstuffworks.com always good, watching other people, learning the basics is the biggest thing, cause then the rest can come, i have a mean book i aquired from somewhere that tells you how to do more basic stuff to your car easily

[AE85.6]

on the topic of car manuals does anyone know where i can source one for my AE85 ??? hayes or similar brand couldnt find a hayes one thou at supercheap or repco. would perfer one that covers AE85 and AE86s

[PumpN]

AFAIK you can't get them for AE85's, coupe boy above will tell you, i know he tryed everywhere.

Take a mech course at school, that and buy a brittish car, you get good in no time

[flygt4]

haha yeah anything british and old....try a jag v12 or sumthing ull learn quickly
sum people hav the benefit of growing up round cars , which helps heaps.otherwise ur just playing catchup if ur gonna learn from scratch...offer ur help to a mate whos taking engines in and out , anyone can undo bolts and the best way to learn is by doing , if the person ur helpin explain it to u as ya go even better.

[Ae92typeX]

haha yeah anything british and old....try a jag v12 or sumthing ull learn quickly
sum people hav the benefit of growing up round cars , which helps heaps.

Yea, gota agree with all that
I grew up around cars. First car was british- fully took it apart and put it back together. Then did an automotive appretencship while building afew cars up every nut & bolt.
Here's great for anything ya dont know!

[fatgtr]

so this haynes crowd will have made a owners manual for my car? a st182 celica? all i gota do is go to repco

[celica_tommo]

correct... Toyota Celica, 1986 thru 1999, front-wheel drive models, haynes repair manual